Tag: SCOTUS
SCOTUS Affirmative Action Case, Or White Girl Demands Affirmative Action For Mediocre White Kids
I have no idea why this case is back in the hands of the Supreme Court. Okay, I do have an idea, and, if I doubted my initial reaction, the Conservative Justices cleared that up for me.
Antonin Scalia:
There are those who contend that it does not benefit African-Americans to to get them into the University of Texas where they do not do well, as opposed to having them go to a less-advanced school, a less — a slower-track school where they do well.
One of the briefs pointed out that most of the black scientists in this country don’t come from schools like the University of Texas. They come from lesser schools where they do not feel that they’re — that they’re being pushed ahead in — in classes that are too — too fast for them.
That statement is stunning with its sweeping assumptions, especially when you consider the woman, Abigail Fisher, was a mediocre student with mediocre SAT scores.
The Hobby Lobby Ruling Is A Slippery Slope That Will Affect More Than Contraceptives
If you haven’t read Justice Ginsburg’s dissent in the Hobby Lobby case you really should. She makes excellent points – points that demonstrate how this ruling will extend beyond contraceptives.
In a decision of startling breadth, the Court holds that commercial enterprises, including corporations, along with partnerships and sole proprietorships, can opt out of any law (saving only tax laws) they judge incompatible with their sincerely held religious beliefs.
She’s correct, of course. No matter how the majority opinion tried to limit this ruling to controlling women (and Alito didn’t even bother to explain why this ruling was limited) it opens the door to every company’s “sincerely held religious beliefs”. How could it not?
If You Believe Corporations Have Religious Beliefs…
… then would you be okay with your employer paying you with a debit card that didn’t work at liquor stores, casinos, etc.?
I’m asking because the Supreme Court begins hearing the Hobby Lobby and Conestoga cases today.
It’s Hard Work Being Scalia
Antonin Scalia not only redefines words, he redefines history in his 14th Amendment revisionism.
Sorry Ladies, You Don’t Count
Antonin Scalia explains that the 14th Amendment does not apply to women.
Anita Hill, Vindicated
Lillian McEwen, Clarence Thomas’s former girlfriend, finally comes clean about Clarence Thomas. She support’s Anita Hill’s account and thinks Thomas’s bitter anger is hypocritical and unjustified.
Can We Get Delaware To Sign On?
People for the American Way released a letter by former state Attorney Generals and other law experts calling for a Constitutional amendment to overturn the Citizens United decision.
Welcome Associate Justice Elena Kagan
Elena Kagan has been confirmed as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court by a vote of 63 to 37.
She Plays Softball…You Know What I Mean ;-)
Cable news talking heads discuss Elena Kagan’s and sexual orientation, based on a picture of her playing softball. Yeah, I don’t get it either.
RNC Jerks Knees, Knock Selves Out
President Obama announced his nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan as his pick for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Kagan has a rather impressive resume. One item on Kagan’s resume is that she clerked with Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, whom she considers her mentor. Apparently the RNC thinks Kagan’s Marshall ties are a […]
Justice Stevens Is Retiring
This is not unexpected, but it’s now official. The announcement came in a statement from Chief Justice John Roberts: Associate Justice John Paul Stevens has earned the gratitude and admiration of the American people for his nearly 40 years of distinguished service to the Judiciary, including more than 34 years on the Supreme Court. He […]
Impeach Clarence Thomas
Clarence Thomas was in the court majority in the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, which overturned a century’s worth of regulations barring unlimited spending by corporations in political campaigns. Virginia Thomas, Clarence Thomas’s wife, is preparing to take advantage of this SCOTUS ruling to start her own Tea Party group, which will take corporate donations […]
The Delicate Flowers Of SCOTUS
Someone’s had their widdle feelings hurt: Speaking to law students at the University of Alabama, Roberts said he had “no problems” with criticism in general. “On the other hand, there is the issue of the setting, the circumstances and the decorum,” said the Chief Justice. “The image of having the members of one branch of […]
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